Slightly Off KIlter

Normal is overrated

  • Weekly Wrap-up (Sunday June 13 – Saturday June 19)

    The weather has been variable all week: foggy, blue, drizzly, warm, cool, windy, still. Rich was out of town last weekend, as was our friend Gene. So I went to Fresh Choice for dinner Sunday (as I try to do whenever Rich is out of town) but sadly, had no one to go with. So… Continue reading

  • The Skit

    This is the sequel I wrote for my "Cheerleader" essay for Daily Writing Practice Mac OS System 7 added a new feature call "Balloon Help". When it was turned on, anything the mouse hovered over caused the Mac to put a little "balloon" on the screen with helpful information about whatever the mouse was on.… Continue reading

  • The Cheerleader

    The following was my response to a writing prompt from Daily Writing Practice. The Cheerleader I have discovered, at many companies where I have worked in the past, that the marketing and human resources people (in league with receptionists, department admins, and some project managers), take on the role of company cheerleader, setting up "games",… Continue reading

  • Who’s That Walking up There?

    We had three raccoons on the sunroom roof last night after we came in from the hottub. They were sooo cute! Woolly and furry. BIG feet. Bushy tails. All about the size of Squirrel. Walking about. Sitting on the glass. Scratching. Licking their paws. Licking each other. I shone a flashlight up. Oh look! Raccoon… Continue reading

  • DrizAir

    The Company for which I am working suffered a minor calamity on Sunday. Apparently something on the second floor sprung a leak, or a pipe burst, or some such. On the first floor (where we aare), one cubicle was drenched, many ceiling tiles were damaged, and a large section of carpet was soaked. Several very… Continue reading

  • Change

    The following was my totally off the wall response to a writing prompt from Daily Writing Practice Write about change Things were all so different before everything changed. Continue reading

  • Treasures 2004_24

    Treasures are positive things that strike my fancy, that make me feel happy or thankful or interested. Treasures are memories encapsulated in just a few words, I hope you'll consider starting your own list of Treasures. If you enjoy this sort of thing, take a look at the participation positives web ring. Continue reading

  • Weekly Wrap-up (Sunday June 6 – Saturday June 12)

    The weather has been quite variable; some days warm and sunny, other days foggy. It's been very windy at night. One day at The Job I felt chilled (my thermometer clock says 74F but I'm under a vent) so I went out to the car to get a shirt. I sat on the car for… Continue reading

  • Here's to "Down with Love"

    Are you a fan of Rock Hudson & Doris Day? Do you miss the romantic comedies from the sixties? The ones with Tony Randall as the "best friend"? Do you think "They just don't make movies like that anymore"? Well, they made one. Continue reading

  • Walt Disney’s Haunted Mansion

    I watched "The Haunted Mansion" tonight. As a friend of ours might say, it's charming. The plot is a little thin but the movie makes up for that in set, costumes, effects, and set. The movie is based (very loosely) on the Haunted Mansion, one of my favorite rides at Disneyland. It contains many of… Continue reading